“Two Stories About Flying Part 1 His First Flight and Part 2 Black Aeroplane” MCQs with Answers from CBSE Class 10 English First Flight Book Chapter 3
Two Stories About Flying MCQs – Here is a Class 10 English MCQs from First Flight Book Chapter 3 Two Stories about Flying Part 1 – His First Flight by Liam O Hearty and Part 2 – Black Aeroplane by Frederick Forsryth. Students of Class 10 can prepare the MCQs of Chapter 3 from the First Flight reader published by NCERT. Each question has four options followed by the correct answer. Students can also take a free test of these MCQs of Two Stories about Flying Part 1 – His First Flight and Part 2 – Black Aeroplane.
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- Class 10 His First Flight Summary, Explanation
- His First Flight (Important) Question and Answers
- Class 10 Black Aeroplane (Important) Question Answers
- Class 10 Black Aeroplane Class 10 Summary, Explanation
- Character Sketch of Young Seagull | Two Stories About Flying Part 1 His First Flight
- Character Sketch of the Pilot | Two Stories About Flying Part 2 The Black Aeroplane
Q1. Why was the seagull exhausted?
A. Due to running fast
B. Due to strange exercise
C. Due to Crying
D. None of the Above
Q2. What was the seagull afraid of?
A. Running
B. Swimming
C. Flying
D. None of the Above
Q3. Who gave the Young Seagull a piece of fish?
A. Brother Seagull
B. Mother Seagull
C. Father Seagull
D. None of the Above
Q4. What food did the seagull’s mother get for it?
A. earthworms
B. fish
C. insects
D. rodents
Q5. Why did his mother stop midway while giving him the fish?
A. she was mad at him
B. to push him to fly out of hunger
C. she didn’t want to give him the fish
D. she got tired
Q6. The sight of __________ maddened him.
A. his brothers flying
B. his siblings enjoying without him
C. food
D. all of the above
Q7. What did his parents threaten him with if he didn’t flew away?
A. to never talk to him
B. to punish him
C. to starve him
D. to abandon him
Q8. The lesson “His First Flight” is about a
A. pilot
B. seagull
C. parrot
D. pigeon
Q9. Who is the author of “His First Flight”?
A. Liam O’Flaherty
B. Frederick Forsyth
C. Roal Dahl
D. Paulo Coehlo
Q10. How would you describe the screams of the gulls after flying?
A. elation
B. bewilderment
C. shock
D. protection
Q11. Pick the most appropriate reason why the young gull felt dizzy.
A. He hadn’t eaten anything for a day.
B. He was dizzy with excitement.
C. He was wary of heights.
D. He was flying for the first time.
Q12. The line “he completely forgot that he had not always been able to fly” implies the
A. great confidence the young gull had in his skills.
B. naturalness of the act of flying for the young gull.
C. satisfaction and joy of flying together as a family.
D. desire of the young gull to leave his fears behind.
Q13. Seagulls siblings were trained in___________
A. Art of flight
B. How to skim
C. Dive for fish
D. All of the above
Q14. Seagull’s family call him coward because
A. He was afraid of flying
B. He don’t want to fly
C. He fights with everyone
D. Not able to collect food
Q15. Why was the aeroplane twisting in the air?
A. As it was dark night
B. As it was a stormy night
C. Due to lightining
D. None of the Above
Q16. What was the purpose behind calling Paris Control?
A. To know about air traffic
B. To know the direction of the route
C. To know the details about landing
D. None of the Above
Q17. The pilot was not able to _______ anything.
A. see
B. hear
C. speak
D. all of them
Q18. Why didn’t the pilot turn the aeroplane back towards Paris?
A. He wanted to meet his family.
B. He wanted to go on a holiday
C. He did not want to miss the breakfast
D. He did not like Paris
Q19. Which of the pilot’s instruments stopped working first?
A. compass
B. radio
C. both stopped together
D. both were working
Q20. What was the pilot not sorry about?
A. missing his holiday
B. driving the plane into the storm
C. risking the lives of fellow passengers
D. both B and C
Q21. What risk did the pilot take?
A. flying back to Paris
B. missing the breakfast he desired
C. he took no risk
D. flying his old Dakota straight into the storm
Q22. Which control station did he contact on his way?
A. Paris
B. India
C. England
D. he didn’t contact any
Q23. The pilot was flying from _________ to __________.
A. England, France
B. England, India
C. France, England
D. France, India
Q24. What was the pilot dreaming about while flying?
A. Increment
B. Vacation
C. Breakfast
D. Marriage
Q25. Who is the author of “Black Aeroplane”?
A. Liam O’ Flaherty
B. Frederick Forsyth
C. Roal Dahl
D. Paulo Coehlo
Q26. Why was he afraid to fly?
A. he was a coward
B. he was afraid his wings would not support him
C. he was afraid that everyone would judge him
D. both A and B
Q27. What were his parents teaching his brothers and sisters?
A. to perfect the art of flying
B. to skim the waves
C. to dive for fish
D. all of the above
Q28. The sight of ________ maddened him.
A. his brothers flying
B. his siblings enjoying without him
C. food
D. all of the above
Q29. What urged him to make his first flight?
A. hunger
B. sight of fish
C. courage
D. both A and B
Q30. Why did his mother stop midway while giving him the fish?
A. she was mad at him
B. to push him to fly out of hunger
C. she didn’t want to give him the fish
D. she got tired
Q31. The title “Black Aeroplane” is based on?
A. the aeroplane that helped the pilot
B. the pilot’s aeroplane
C. aeroplane in the stormy sky
D. none of the above
Q32. The pilot was flying from _____ to _____.
A. England, France
B. England, India
C. France, England
D. France, India
Q33. What was the pilot looking forward to?
A. to reach his destination
B. to meet his family
C. his holiday
D. both B and C
Q34. “They looked like black mountains standing in front of me across the sky”. What looked like black mountains?
A. Black mountains
B. Storm clouds
C. tall buildings
D. black plateau
Q35. What instruments had stopped working during the storm?
A. compass
B. radio
C. both of them
D. none of them
Q36. What did the seagull pretend was happening to him so that he could take his first flight?
A. he was unconscious
B. he was falling down the cliff
C. he was falling asleep
D. He lost his balance
Q37. How far was the narrator from Paris when he saw dark clouds in the sky?
A. 200 km
B. 100 km
C. 50 km
D. 150 km
Q38. Which of the pilot’s instruments stopped working first?
A. compass
B. radio
C. both stopped together
D. both were working
Q39. When the pilot of the black aeroplane asked the narrator to follow him, in which direction did he turn the aeroplane?
A. south
B. north
C. east
D. west
Q40. The pilot was not able to ___ anything
A. see
B. hear
C. speak
D. all of them
ANSWER KEY
| 1 | B | 21 | D |
| 2 | C | 22 | A |
| 3 | B | 23 | C |
| 4 | B | 24 | C |
| 5 | B | 25 | B |
| 6 | C | 26 | D |
| 7 | C | 27 | D |
| 8 | B | 28 | C |
| 9 | A | 29 | D |
| 10 | A | 30 | B |
| 11 | D | 31 | A |
| 12 | B | 32 | C |
| 13 | D | 33 | D |
| 14 | A | 34 | B |
| 15 | B | 35 | C |
| 16 | B | 36 | C |
| 17 | A | 37 | D |
| 18 | C | 38 | A |
| 19 | A | 39 | B |
| 20 | D | 40 | A |
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